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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition

|Poland|Role-playing (RPG), Adventure

9.8 /10

Aww Amazing!

Very hot

569 ratings
Time to beat
Main
60h
Main + extras
132.1h
Complete
191.9h
Trailers & screenshots
Why play it

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Game of the Year Edition is a 2016 Role-playing (RPG), Adventure game rated 9.8/10 from 569 ratings, with a main story of about 60h, available on PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, Xbox One.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Game of the Year Edition is a complete version of the game released in August 2016 for PC, PlayStation 4, and Xbox One. It includes the base game along with all post-launch content, including the two major expansions, Hearts of Stone and Blood and Wine, and all free DLCs.

Story and worldbuilding

In the town of White Orchard, Geralt reunites with his long lost lover, Yennefer. She informs Geralt that Emperor Emhyr has summoned him to the city of Vizima. There, Emhyr tasks Geralt with finding Ciri, who has been recently spotted in various locations. Ciri is a Child of the Elder Blood, the last heir to an ancient Elven bloodline that bestows her with the power to manipulate space and time. Geralt first follows clues that Ciri was in Velen at Crow's Perch, the fort of the Bloody Baron. The Baron refuses to help, but Geralt's acquaintance, sorceress Keira Metz, informs him that an Elven mage, Avallac'h, was searching for Ciri. Keira directs Geralt to the Crones of Crookback Bog, malicious, ancient spirits residing near Velen. The Crones reveal that they had captured Ciri for the Wild Hunt before she escaped, and that they have enslaved the Baron's missing wife, Anna. After determining Anna's fate, Geralt returns to the Baron who tells him that Ciri went to Novigrad. Arriving in Novigrad, Geralt discovers that the Church of the Eternal Fire, a militant religious organization, is purging mages in the city. Rendezvousing with his former lover, Triss Merigold, Geralt learns that Ciri had contacted his friend Dandelion. Geralt navigates Novigrad's criminal underworld to rescue Dandelion, and discovers that Ciri teleported to the Skellige archipelago. While in Novigrad, Geralt may assist Triss in liberating fugitive mages. After sailing to Skellige, Geralt reunites with Yennefer, who has been investigating a magical explosion linked to Ciri. The pair track Ciri's movements to the island of Lofoten and learn the Wild Hunt have attacked it. Following clues, they realise that Uma, a deformed, cursed creature at Crow's Perch, was present following Ciri's escape. Before leaving Skellige, Geralt can help determine who will become the leader of Skellige following the king's death. Yennefer chooses to sever the magical bond that draws her and Geralt together, giving him the option to willingly affirm his love for her or end their relationship. The pair recover Uma to the abandoned witcher school of Kaer Morhen where Yennefer successfully removes Uma's curse, transforming him into Avallac'h. He reveals that he teleported Ciri to the Isle of Mists to save her from the Lofoten attack. Geralt travels to the Isle and finds Ciri in a deathlike state until she is awakened by Avallac'h's magic. Ciri reveals that the King of the Wild Hunt, Eredin's homeworld is being destroyed by a plight known as the White Frost, and he wants Ciri's power in order to conquer the Continent. Ciri and Geralt teleport to Kaer Morhen pursued by the Wild Hunt. After a brief reunion with Yennefer, Triss, and their witcher mentor Vesemir, the Hunt attacks. Vesemir is killed protecting Ciri and her distress causes her to uncontrollably unleash her Elder power leading Eredin and the Hunt to retreat. Geralt, Yennefer, Triss, Ciri, and their allies then hold a funeral for Vesemir. Ciri and Geralt travel to Novigrad and help Triss and Yennefer reform the Lodge of Sorceresses to aid in their fight. They also learn about the Sunstone, a relic that can lure Eredin out and bind him to a location. On the Skelligan isle of Undvik, Avallac'h uses the Sunstone to draw out the Hunt and their fleet. Geralt, Ciri, their allies and the Nilfgaardian fleet battle the Hunt, before Geralt faces Eredin in combat and emerges victorious. As the White Frost descends on Skellige, Ciri insists that she must confront it with her Elder Blood before it consumes all life on every world. Ciri enters a portal

Game highlights
Rating momentum

Aww Amazing!: 9.8/10 across 569 ratings. This score says: bump it to the top of your backlog.

Play style

This is a Bundle leaning into Role-playing (RPG), Adventure, with a main story around 60h. Check form, fantasy, and time commitment.

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IGNVince Ingenito · 12 May, 2015
9.3/10

Massive in size, and meticulously detailed, The Witcher 3 ends Geralt's story on a high note.

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GameSpotKevin VanOrd · 13 Dec, 2022
10/10

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is still one of the best games ever made.

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EurogamerOli Welsh · 17 May, 2015
10/10

It will last you months, yet not waste your time. Above all, it has a vivid, enduring personality, something that is exceedingly rare among its breed of mega-budget open-world epics (and that will probably be rarer still once Hideo Kojima and Konami part ways later this year). For my money, it's the greatest role-playing game in years.

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PC GamerShaun Prescott · 21 May, 2015
9.2/10

A big, beautiful, sprawling action RPG full of rich stories, and suffused with an oppressive darkness.

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PolygonCameron Kunzelman · 12 Dec, 2022

The next-gen upgrade is going to make that available for more people, and I’m excited for that. But it did leave me with a melancholy feeling about where we’ve been and, given the future of The Witcher franchise, where a post-Cyberpunk Witcher game might go. I hope CD Projekt Red’s 2015 RPG, rather than the one it released in 2020, is the foundation that’s built upon.

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GamesRadar+Tom Senior · 12 May, 2015
8/10

Sloppy combat and ongoing optimisation can't quite spoil this dark fantasy adventure, set in a stunning world of blood and black magic.

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Game InformerKimberley Wallace · 12 May, 2015
9.8/10

With superb storytelling, challenging combat, exciting choices, and unpredictable consequences, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt is a must-play RPG

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GuardianSimon Parkin · 12 May, 2015
10/10

This vast fantasy adventure combines sophisticated storytelling with an expansive and richly conceived world

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Washington PostChristopher Byrd · 2 Jun, 2015

What sets "The Witcher 3" apart from most of the competition is its keen sense of humanity, which is calculated to be every bit as gripping as an HBO drama. At their best, the characters with whom you chat don't seem like they live in a vacuum only to impart useful information.

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VGCJordan Middler · 12 Dec, 2022
10/10

While some cracks are beginning to form around the edges, the people who’ve played the game 10 times already won’t care, and will be thrilled to hear that the next-gen version of the game provides a definitive console experience and a great reason to head back out into the wilds.

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